# WidgetBeats: Music Widget

> Music

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6463719560](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6463719560)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6463719560`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Niels van Straaten
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 1.80 / 5 (20 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.4.1
- **Last updated:** 2024-11-03
- **First published:** 2023-09-18
- **Size:** 39 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/widgetbeats-music-widget/id6463719560)
- **Website:** [https://fromstreets.com](https://fromstreets.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://fromstreets.com/privacy-policy-widgetbeats/](https://fromstreets.com/privacy-policy-widgetbeats/)

## Description

Introducing WidgetBeats, the new music control widget for your Home Screen! Connect WidgetBeats with your Apple Music or Spotify accounts and gain easy access to play, pause, skip, and rewind your favorite tracks in real-time. 
Connect with your friends to see what they are listening in realtime and for FREE! 
WidgetBeats offers three visually stunning widget styles: Basic, Vinyl, and Cassette. 
Experience the nostalgic charm of a spinning Vinyl or retro Cassette widget, or keep it simple with a Basic widget. New widget styles on the way! 
Get WidgetBeats now and transform your music streaming experience.

## Rankings

- #366,343 — Overall

## Review summary

WidgetBeats aims to be a stylish home-screen music widget with vinyl artwork and Spotify/Apple Music integration. Users praise its visuals and concept, but report frequent reliability problems: failed license restoration, gray or non-functional widgets, inconsistent Spotify integration, update delays, and slow or unhelpful support. While the idea is strong, stability and service must improve.

### Pros

- Visually pleasing UI with vinyl spinning animation and album-art display when functioning.
- Engaging concept for a home-screen music widget.
- Can display the current track artwork from Spotify/Apple Music when it works.

### Cons

- Premium purchases (lifetime) often aren’t restored after reinstall or on a new device; restore purchase can spin indefinitely.
- Widget frequently renders as gray/white boxes or is otherwise non-functional, sometimes worsened by screen tinting.
- Spotify integration is inconsistent; Apple Music may work, but Spotify either doesn’t connect or requires manual refresh to update covers.
- Updates to the current track are delayed; sometimes you must open the app to refresh.
- Support and refunds are reported as unhelpful or slow, with license restoration issues after device changes.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6463719560)